ML19353A253
| ML19353A253 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000728, 07001288 |
| Issue date: | 08/29/1980 |
| From: | Sniezek J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Turley R UTAH, UNIV. OF, SALT LAKE CITY, UT |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8101070579 | |
| Download: ML19353A253 (1) | |
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August 29, 1980 70 - 70 E' The University of Utah ATTH:
Dr. Richard E. Turley 79-/<R N Reactor Administrator College of Engineering Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is IE Information Notice No. 80-32, " Clarification of Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments of Radioactive Materials."
If you affer for transport or transport radioactive materials, --- including low-level radioactive wastes --- by exclusive-use highway vehicles, you should carefully review the information contained herein.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office as specified in Appendix 0, 10 CFR Part 20.
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 80-32 2.
Recently Issued IE Information Notices The University of Utan Attn:
G. M. Sancquist. Reactor Supervisor College of Engineerig Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 i
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8006190044 IN 80-32 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 August 29, 1980 IE Information Notice No. 80-32:
CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCLUSIVE-USE SHIPMENTS OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIALS
Background
In mid-1979 the NRC initiated an enhanced program for inspection of shipments of radioactive materials, including, ia particular, low level wastes.
In conjunc-tion with this effort, civil penalties have been assessed for violation of associated regulatory requirements.
IE Sulletins 79-19 ad 79-20, " Packaging of Low Level Radioactive Waste for Transport and Burial," issued August 8, 1979 and IE Information Notice 79-21, " Transportation and Commercial Burial of Radioactive Material," issued September 7, 1979, provide background in this regard.
During the past year, this augmented inspection / enforcement program has promoted a numoer of questions on the proper application of certain regulatory requirements.
These questions involve mainly the problems and deficieacies associated with exclusive use highway shipments of low-level radioactive The purpose of this Notice is to discuss the questions and clarify wastes.
the applicaoility of certain requirements.
Acolication of 49 CFR 173.393(i) and (i)
Numerous questions involve the application of the limits of radiation levels of exclusive use shipments as prescribed in 49 CFR 173.393(j).
As stated therein, the regulation reads (j)
Packages for which the radiation dose rate exceeds the limits specified in paragraph (i) of this section, but does not exceed at any time during transoortation any of the limits soecified in para-grapns (j)(1) through (4) of this section may be transoorted in a transport venicle which has been consigned as exclusive use (except aircraft).
Specific instructions for maintenance of the exclusive use (sole use) shipment controls must be provided by the shipoer to the carrier.
Such instructions must be included with the snipping pacer information:
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